Stanovoi

[ stan-uh-voi; Russian stuh-nuh-voi ]

noun

1. a mountain range in the eastern Russian Federation in Asia: a watershed between the Pacific Ocean and the Arctic Ocean; highest peak, 8,143 feet (2,480 meters).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Stanovoi¹

First recorded in 1795–1800; from Russian Stanovóǐ Khrebét “Stanovoi Ridge or Range”